MCLEOD MEETS USFS SPECIFICATIONS

CODE: FHU 017

Mcleod Hoe Rake, a combination of 2 tools in 1, heavy duty for clearing large areas and/or making

fire lines. large areas and/or making fire lines. In forestry use it is one of the most used tools for its

universality of use in almost any its universality of use in almost any terrain. Specialized tool for

fighting forest fires, with a total length of 129 ± 1.0 cm along its central shaft and weighing 2.0 cm. its

central axis and weighs 2.400 kg ± 100 g, it complies with the Forest Service Specification 5100-353

"MCLEOD TOOL" of the United States Forest Service..

Features:

Blade: Forged from a single piece of high-strength high carbon steel: Its middle part measures 27.62

cm + 0.5 cm long, 22.86 + 0.5 cm wide and 3.048 + 0.0254 mm thick.

Steel: AISI/sae 1095 quality.

Hardness: Hardness range of 38 to 48 degrees on the Rockwell C scale.

Teeth: In one of its edges it has six teeth equidistant at a separation of 4.76 cm, 9.05 + 0.5 cm in

length, with a rounded tip ending.

Cut: The opposite edge measures 22.54 cm in length and has an external edge throughout its length

at an angle of 45°.

Finish: The entire plate is protected with oxidation-resistant black paint and is deep marks free,

fissures, cracks, porosities and deformations.

Cap assembly: The components that join the blade to the handle are, together, the design and

dimensions of the components.

Steel: It is provided with a conical bushing of 21.59 + 0.31 cm in length, a diameter of 3.81 cm for the

widest part and 2.22 cm for the narrowest part (base).

The bushing is welded at its base to a small steel plate, which is firmly assembled by the central part

of the metal plate, through four rivets arranged in a square shape (one from each corner of the forged

plate with the bushing) at a distance of 3 cm from each other.